Awards Chatter

By The Hollywood Reporter

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'Awards Chatter' is a podcast that features in-depth interviews with the most interesting and accomplished people in show business. Created and hosted by: Scott Feinberg. Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst.

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F. Murray Abraham - 'The Wh...

03.21.2023

In front of an audience at the Boulder International Film Festival, the legendary 83-year-old actor reflects on his many years as a struggling actor, his career-making and Oscar-winning turn in Milos Forman’s ‘Amadeus’ and his recent career resurgence on several ...

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03.21.2023 F. Murray Abraham - 'The White Lotus' & 'Moon Knight' [LIVE] In front of an audience at the Boulder International Film Festival, the legendary 83-year-old actor reflects on his many years as a struggling actor, his career-making and Oscar-winning turn in Milos Forman’s ‘Amadeus’ and his recent career resurgence on several ...
03.11.2023 Janet Yang - Film Academy President Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, the first person of Asian descent to lead Hollywood's most powerful organization reflects on connecting the American and Chinese film industries before shifting to producing films like 'The Joy Luck Club,' how racist jokes told at ...
03.07.2023 Martin McDonagh - 'The Banshees of Inisherin' [LIVE] The British Tony-nominated playwright and Oscar-nominated filmmaker reflects on his path to theater and film, the roots of his interest in Ireland and his latest reunion with Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
03.04.2023 Austin Butler - 'Elvis' [LIVE] In front of an audience of students at Chapman University, the breakout star reflects on breaking into the business as a pre-teen and then stepping away from it after the death of his mother, realizing his dreams on Broadway opposite ...
03.02.2023 Brendan Fraser - 'The Whale' [LIVE] In front of an audience of students at Chapman University, the beloved star of 1990s films like ‘Airheads,’ ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘The Mummy’ reflects on his path to acting, why he receded from the spotlight for several years ...
02.28.2023 Malala Yousafzai - 'Stranger at the Gate' The world-famous activist and youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize reflects on why she began fighting for all girls to receive a proper education, how she rebuilt her life after being shot by a member of the Taliban and ...
02.24.2023 Ke Huy Quan - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' [LIVE] In front of an audience at Chapman University, the former child star turned 2023 Oscar nominee reflects on coming to America from Vietnam and making ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ and ‘The Goonies,’ walking away from acting for ...
02.19.2023 Cate Blanchett - 'Tár' [LIVE] In front of an audience at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the two-time Oscar winner reflects on her unexpected path to screen acting, how she landed and tackled the roles for which she is best known and the massive ...
02.13.2023 Angela Bassett - 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' The beloved veteran, a best supporting actress Oscar nominee 29 years after she was a best actress Oscar nominee for her portrayal of Tina Turner, reflects on her humble upbringing and Yale education, the early roles that established her as ...
02.06.2023 Colin Farrell - 'The Banshees of Inisherin' [LIVE] In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Irish A-lister and newly-minted Oscar nominee reflects on his experience with sudden stardom, transitioning from big-budget films to indies and his three-film collaboration with Martin McDonagh. Learn more about your ad ...
01.25.2023 Kazuo Ishiguro - 'Living' The Nobel-winning novelist best known for 'The Remains of the Day' and 'Never Let Me Go' reflects on his journeys from Japan to England and from writing songs to fiction; why he has often written characters who deceive themselves and ...
01.17.2023 S. S. Rajamouli - 'RRR' The James Cameron of Tollywood reflects on his family of filmmakers, helping to forge a pan-Indian cinema and bringing together two of India's biggest stars for what has proven to be one of India's biggest — and most acclaimed — ...
01.15.2023 'The Three Amigos' — Alfonso Cuarón ('Le Pupille'), Guillermo del Toro ('Pinocchio') & Alejandro González Iñárritu (‘Bardo') With five best director and two best picture Oscars between them, this trio of filmmakers are a living and breathing rebuttal to Donald Trump's claim that Mexico isn't "sending their best." In a rare joint interview, they reflect on the ...
01.13.2023 Michelle Williams - 'The Fabelmans' One of her generation's most admired stage and screen actresses reflects on being an emancipated child star on 'Dawson's Creek,' pursuing naturalism in films like 'Brokeback Mountain,' 'Wendy and Lucy' and 'Blue Valentine' before turning more recently to expressionistic work ...
01.03.2023 Stephanie Hsu - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' The fast-rising star of stage and screen reflects on growing up as the daughter of an immigrant who was skeptical about her ambitions, what led her to major parts on Broadway and on TV's 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' and how ...
12.27.2022 Debbie Harry & Chris Stein - Music Legends The legendary singer and guitarist of the trailblazing punk/new-wave band Blondie reflect on the fateful way in which they came together, the creation of their biggest hits (including four which hit #1) and the new Grammy-nominated box set 'Blondie: Against ...
12.12.2022 James Gray - 'Armageddon Time' The New York-born/LA-based filmmaker reflects on how his family and upbringing shaped him and his films, the pros and cons of being a darling of Cannes and the increasingly uphill climb of making the sorts of indie, personal films he ...
12.09.2022 Alejandro González Iñárritu - 'Bardo' [LIVE] In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Mexican filmmaker who has been recognized with four competitive Oscars and one honorary Oscar reflects on how music informs his movies, why his films focus on parent-child relationships and immigration and ...
11.22.2022 David Byrne - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' The legendary singer/singwriter formerly of Talking Heads reflects on the formation and breakup of that band, the international influences that have shaped his solo career and how he came to write, with Ryan Lott and Mitski, the original song 'This ...
11.15.2022 Emma Thompson - 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' The only person who has ever won Oscars for both acting and writing reflects on how her pursuit of sketch comedy gave way to dramatic acting, the roots of her deep feminism and why, at 63, she took on one ...
11.07.2022 Jerry Bruckheimer - 'Top Gun: Maverick' One of the most commercially successful producers in Hollywood's history reflects on his beginnings in advertising, his rollercoaster partnership with the late Don Simpson and the two 'Top Gun' blockbusters that he made with Tom Cruise 36 years apart. Learn ...
11.01.2022 Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) - 'Taurus' [LIVE] In front of an audience at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the musican and actor reflects on his colorful adolescence, his gravitation to and success with both rap and pop-punk and why he has added acting to his portfolio, too. ...
10.24.2022 Adam Sandler - 'Hustle' [LIVE] In front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival, one of the biggest box-office stars of the past quarter-century reflects on his path to comedy and acting, what inspired his funniest movies and lines and his mid-career foray ...
10.20.2022 Michelle Yeoh - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' [LIVE] In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Malaysian actress reflects on blazing a trail for female martial artists in Hong Kong cinema, introducing the modern Bond girl 25 years ago and getting to show that she can do, ...
10.18.2022 Eddie Redmayne - 'The Good Nurse' [LIVE] In front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Oscar and Tony winner returns to the podcast, seven years after his first visit, and reflects on his collaborations with Tom Hooper, the movie on which Harvey Weinstein ...
08.19.2022 Sarah Snook - 'Succession' The Aussie actress who has shot to stardom as Shiv Roy on HBO's Emmy-winning drama series reflects on almost landing the lead in 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' right out of drama school, how the casting director who cast ...
08.15.2022 Issa Rae - 'Insecure' & 'Rap Sh!t' "The voice of millennial Black women for more than a decade," in the words of The Washington Post, reflects on how she became enamored with TV, the robbery that inspired her web series 'The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl' and ...
08.12.2022 Kaley Cuoco - 'The Flight Attendant' The TV veteran of '8 Simple Rules' and 'The Big Bang Theory' reflects on her start in the business, the lessons and loss of mentor John Ritter and breaking out of sitcoms to produce and star in an HBO Max ...
08.09.2022 Bela Bajaria - Netflix The first woman of color to ever run a Hollywood studio, who is now the head of global television at the world's preeminent streamer and one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, reflects on climbing the ranks ...
08.04.2022 Peter Jackson - 'The Beatles: Get Back' The Oscar-winning filmmaker and world’s most famous living New Zealander reflects on his path to filmmaking and passion for visual effects, the crazy series of events that made it possible for him to make the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy ...
08.03.2022 Remembering Vin Scully (1927-2022) Tune in to Scott’s 2014 Dodger Stadium interview with the greatest broadcaster in the history of sports, the voice of the Dodgers from 1950 in Brooklyn through 2016 in Los Angeles, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 94. ...
07.26.2022 Quinta Brunson - 'Abbott Elementary' The first Black woman ever to receive three Emmy noms in a single year reflects on her path to comedy, appearances on others' shows (e.g. 'A Black Lady Sketch Show') while trying to sell one of her own and the ...
07.18.2022 Bill Hader - 'Barry' The ‘SNL’ standout turned HBO auteur reflects on why he owes his career to Megan Mullally, what prevented him from enjoying his eight years in 30 Rock’s Studio 8H and how his work in the indie film ‘The Skeleton Twins’ ...
07.14.2022 Shirley MacLaine - 'Only Murders in the Building' During this conversation recorded at the 2015 TCM Film Festival, the legendary star of Hollywood’s Golden Age reflects on the classics she made with everyone from Hitchcock to Wilder, how she became a believer of New Age ideas and what ...
07.07.2022 Liev Schreiber - 'Ray Donovan: The Movie' [LIVE] In front of an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the actor best known for playing a Hollywood fixer over seven seasons on Showtime and now in a Paramount+ TV movie reflects on the immense impact of his ...
06.23.2022 Lizzo - 'Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls' The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter reflects on the highs and lows of her long journey to stardom, how she came to preach body positivity and why she agreed to host a reality competition program for Amazon Prime. Learn more about your ad ...
06.20.2022 Ronan Farrow - 'Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes' One of the most consequential investigative journalists of our time reflects on his complicated childhood, his reporting on Harvey Weinstein and how he and the guys behind 'RuPaul's Drag Race' turned his podcast into an Emmy-contending docuseries. Learn more about ...
06.15.2022 Bill Simmons - 'Music Box' The game-changing ESPN sportswriter turned CEO of The Ringer reflects on his rise to prominence during the early days of the Internet, his rocky tenure at ‘The Worldwide Leader in Sports’ and following ‘30 for 30’ with another ambitious docuseries. ...
06.12.2022 Selena Gomez - 'Only Murders in the Building' The singer/songwriter and actress reflects on the pros and cons of Disney Channel child stardom, finding her voice as a solo artist and getting the chance to show what she can do as an adult — opposite comedy legends Steve ...
06.07.2022 Tony Nominees Roundtable - Hugh Jackman, Ruth Negga, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell & Jesse Williams Five badasses of Broadway discuss theater in the time of COVID, the challenges of eight shows a week, stage versus screen acting, exorbitant ticket prices, unruly audience members and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.02.2022 Sarah Jessica Parker - 'And Just Like That...' & 'Plaza Suite' The child performer turned iconic star reflects on unconventional beauty and how her career changed after Steve Martin cast her as a desirable woman in 1991's 'L.A. Story,' why 25 years ago she was reluctant to play sex columnist Carrie ...
05.29.2022 Léa Seydoux - 'Crimes of the Future' & 'One Fine Morning' [LIVE] In front of an audience at the Cannes Film Festival, the queen of the fest reflects on the unrequited crush that led her to acting, the differences between French and Hollywood filmmaking and being the first actress to appear in ...
05.19.2022 Courteney Cox - 'Shining Vale' [LIVE] In front of an audience at Chapman University, the prolific actress behind a generation's favorite sitcom reflects on the early breaks that helped her land the part of Monica on 'Friends,' how working with Wes Craven on several 'Scream' films ...
05.17.2022 Robert & Michelle King - 'Evil' & 'The Good Fight' The four-time Emmy nominees best known for 'The Good Wife' reflect on 35 years of marriage, the differences between making shows for broadcast versus streaming and juggling two vastly different series at the same time. Learn more about your ad ...
05.10.2022 Mike Myers - 'The Pentaverate' The legendary funnyman, in a rare interview, reflects on how his childhood shaped his comedy, the challenges and rewards of playing multiple characters in the same project and how a line he spoke in a 1993 film inspired his new ...
05.05.2022 Sam Waterston - 'Law & Order,' 'Grace and Frankie' & 'The Dropout' One of our most respected and beloved actors reflects on starting out as a Shakespearean theater specialist, transitioning to screen acting and the challenges and rewards of playing ADA-turned-DA Jack McCoy on 17 seasons of Dick Cook's landmark legal drama ...
04.29.2022 José Andrés - 'We Feed People' The world renowned chef and humanitarian reflects on popularizing tapas in America through his celebrated restaurants, what inspired him to establish World Central Kitchen to feed people in disaster areas and being the subject of a new Ron Howard-directed documentary. ...
04.19.2022 Elle Fanning - 'The Girl from Plainville' & The Great' The former child star, who is now 24 and garnering career-best notices for her work on a Hulu comedy series and limited series, reflects on growing up in the biz alongside Dakota, when she took ownership of her career and ...
04.14.2022 Isabel May - '1883' The 21-year-old breakout star of Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' prequel, an epic Western limited series on Paramount+, reflects on her first professional gig as the lead of a Netflix sitcom, how a 'Mayor of Kingstown' audition inspired Sheridan to write the ...
04.09.2022 Alex Borstein - 'Family Guy' & 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' The three-time Emmy winner reflects on her beginnings in sketch comedy and breakthrough gig on 'MADtv,' voicing Lois Griffin (and many other characters) for Seth MacFarlane's shows and how being cast — but unable to accept a major part — ...

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Awards Chatter episodes:

F. Murray Abraham - 'The White Lotus' & 'Moon Knight' [LIVE]

Janet Yang - Film Academy President

Martin McDonagh - 'The Banshees of Inisherin' [LIVE]

Austin Butler - 'Elvis' [LIVE]

Brendan Fraser - 'The Whale' [LIVE]

Malala Yousafzai - 'Stranger at the Gate'

Ke Huy Quan - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' [LIVE]

Cate Blanchett - 'Tár' [LIVE]

Angela Bassett - 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'

Colin Farrell - 'The Banshees of Inisherin' [LIVE]

Kazuo Ishiguro - 'Living'

S. S. Rajamouli - 'RRR'

'The Three Amigos' — Alfonso Cuarón ('Le Pupille'), Guillermo del Toro ('Pinocchio') & Alejandro González Iñárritu (‘Bardo')

Michelle Williams - 'The Fabelmans'

Stephanie Hsu - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Debbie Harry & Chris Stein - Music Legends

James Gray - 'Armageddon Time'

Alejandro González Iñárritu - 'Bardo' [LIVE]

David Byrne - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Emma Thompson - 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'

Jerry Bruckheimer - 'Top Gun: Maverick'

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) - 'Taurus' [LIVE]

Adam Sandler - 'Hustle' [LIVE]

Michelle Yeoh - 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' [LIVE]

Eddie Redmayne - 'The Good Nurse' [LIVE]

Sarah Snook - 'Succession'

Issa Rae - 'Insecure' & 'Rap Sh!t'

Kaley Cuoco - 'The Flight Attendant'

Bela Bajaria - Netflix

Peter Jackson - 'The Beatles: Get Back'

Remembering Vin Scully (1927-2022)

Quinta Brunson - 'Abbott Elementary'

Bill Hader - 'Barry'

Shirley MacLaine - 'Only Murders in the Building'

Liev Schreiber - 'Ray Donovan: The Movie' [LIVE]

Lizzo - 'Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls'

Ronan Farrow - 'Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes'

Bill Simmons - 'Music Box'

Selena Gomez - 'Only Murders in the Building'

Tony Nominees Roundtable - Hugh Jackman, Ruth Negga, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell & Jesse Williams

Sarah Jessica Parker - 'And Just Like That...' & 'Plaza Suite'

Léa Seydoux - 'Crimes of the Future' & 'One Fine Morning' [LIVE]

Courteney Cox - 'Shining Vale' [LIVE]

Robert & Michelle King - 'Evil' & 'The Good Fight'

Mike Myers - 'The Pentaverate'

Sam Waterston - 'Law & Order,' 'Grace and Frankie' & 'The Dropout'

José Andrés - 'We Feed People'

Elle Fanning - 'The Girl from Plainville' & The Great'

Isabel May - '1883'

Alex Borstein - 'Family Guy' & 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'

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